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president obama hit small towns in buckeye battleground, ohio. and in all of them, went after mitt romney for a tv ad here that falsely suggests local jeep jobs are headed to china, which the company denies. >> we don't want suddenly a bunch of ads saying stuff that's not true. you don't scare hard-working americans just to scare up some votes. >> reporter: the president's path from now until election day explains how he sees his path to election. ohio to wisconsin, to iowa, to virginia. new hampshire to florida to ohio to colorado. wisconsin to ohio to iowa. you'll notice that's three ohios. >> hello, ohio. >> reporter: if he wins here, iowa and wisconsin, it's game over. but the polls are increasingly tight. and 55% of the public still thinks the nation is on the wrong track. >> stand tall, mr. president. god is with you. we are with you. >> reporter: he can use that help. the president's doing what he can to rev up his strongest supporters from 2008, with similar themes. >> over the last four years, the status quo in washington, they fought us
president obama hit small towns in buckeye battleground, ohio. and in all of them, went after mitt romney for a tv ad here that falsely suggests local jeep jobs are headed to china, which the company denies. >> we don't want suddenly a bunch of ads saying stuff that's not true. you don't scare hard-working americans just to scare up some votes. >> reporter: the president's path from now until election day explains how he sees his path to election. ohio to wisconsin, to iowa, to...
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president obama won women by 13 points in 2008. and what we're going to be looking at tonight is married women. unmarried women are overwhelmingly for the president. 70% went for him last time. and it's running about 65% in the polls. but married women have not gone often the way married men have. they've gone off him, big-time. we need to know why that's true. whether it's an economic vote. married men and women are in the same place economically. or whether, for the first time, those social issues have mattered. they've never had the women's vote before. >> from the very beginning of this campaign, you heard democrats talk about the republican party's war on women. governor romney trying to turn that back to the economy. >> yeah, look, the romney campaign made a big bet. they made a bet that women in this election, more than ever, care more about the economy than any other issue. they care more about the economy than national security issues. social issues that the democrats talk about so much. and the democrats made the big bet.
president obama won women by 13 points in 2008. and what we're going to be looking at tonight is married women. unmarried women are overwhelmingly for the president. 70% went for him last time. and it's running about 65% in the polls. but married women have not gone often the way married men have. they've gone off him, big-time. we need to know why that's true. whether it's an economic vote. married men and women are in the same place economically. or whether, for the first time, those social...
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we are -- it's been confirmed to me that prime minister netanyahu spoke with president obama on friday just before the president went off to asia, and they are just hoping that this does resolve itself, but the conditions are still a little far apart. israel wants to make sure that hamas never fires another rocket into this state and also that it cannot be rearmed via the western sort of side of gaza and hamas wants to make sure there are no more targeted assassinations and it wants to be able to have the siege of gaza lifted so conditions still quite far apart. >> delicate act of diplomacy. all right, christiane, we appreciate you reporting live for us this morning. thank you. >>> now let's check in with ron with a look at the other develops stories at this hour. >> hey, good morning to you, bianna and dan. >>> president obama arrived in thailand this morning, the first stop on an historic three-day visit to asia looking to develop a bigger presence there during his second term as a count counterbalance to china. tomorrow he becomes the first sitting president to travel to myanmar als
we are -- it's been confirmed to me that prime minister netanyahu spoke with president obama on friday just before the president went off to asia, and they are just hoping that this does resolve itself, but the conditions are still a little far apart. israel wants to make sure that hamas never fires another rocket into this state and also that it cannot be rearmed via the western sort of side of gaza and hamas wants to make sure there are no more targeted assassinations and it wants to be able...
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the official winner in that state barack obama. president obama edged out mitt romney by 74,000 out of 8 million cast. the governor of florida will seek to see what it can do to improve the voting process in florida. many people waited as long as seven hours to cast their ballots. >>> power is finally coming back for thousands of people in new jersey still in the dark since superstorm sandy. people should have power restore today. 98% of homes and businesses in new york have their lights back on. but progress is much slower on long island where hundreds of angry residents protested outside of power companies. >>> and actors justin timberlake and jessica biel were among the volunteers helping clean up storm-ravaged rockaways queen. they were handing out food and supplies to victims of the area which was hard hit by that storm. >>> and the country's largest four-year college system is looking to crackdown on so-called superseniors. officials at the california state university system which has over 400,000 students they'll vote this w
the official winner in that state barack obama. president obama edged out mitt romney by 74,000 out of 8 million cast. the governor of florida will seek to see what it can do to improve the voting process in florida. many people waited as long as seven hours to cast their ballots. >>> power is finally coming back for thousands of people in new jersey still in the dark since superstorm sandy. people should have power restore today. 98% of homes and businesses in new york have their...
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this was president obama's first visit to myanmar. this marks the final visit that secretary clinton will make with the president abroad. she's not staying on for a second term. josh. >> reena ninan, thank you for that. >>> meanwhile, a new sign for trouble for the u.s. economy. "the wall street journal" finds american companies are now cutting back on investments at the fastest pace since the recession. many cite concerns in political uncertainty in washington and slowing demands overseas. >>> and new york city has been forced to extend gas rationing for yet another week. some 30% of the city's gas stations remain closed, three weeks after hurricane sandy roared ashore. >>> and finally an image going viral this morning. take a look. what became the end of a road for a police officer with his van in germany. he was chasing alleged bike thieves when he drove straight into a stretch of newly laid cement. that van, as you can see, came to a sudden and rather complete stop. they eventually did have to bring in a tow truck to get it out. t
this was president obama's first visit to myanmar. this marks the final visit that secretary clinton will make with the president abroad. she's not staying on for a second term. josh. >> reena ninan, thank you for that. >>> meanwhile, a new sign for trouble for the u.s. economy. "the wall street journal" finds american companies are now cutting back on investments at the fastest pace since the recession. many cite concerns in political uncertainty in washington and...
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and president obama faces difficult decisions ahead of him. top priority -- replacing two cabinet secretaries running for the doors. secretary of the treasury tim geithner, and secretary of state hillary clinton. a clear front-runner is emerging to replace hillary clinton. >> let me tell you about susan rice. she has done exemplary work. >> reporter: susan rice has the inside track though john kerry remains a viable candidate. >> based on the information we have at present is that in fact, this began as a spontaneous, not a premeditated response to what transpired in cairo. >> reporter: they have vowed a fight, with her erroneous remarks blaming the attack on the benghazi compound on a demonstration over that anti-muslim video run amok. president obama suggests if they want a fight, they will get one. >> when they go after the u.n. ambassador, apparently because they think she's an easy target, then they've got a problem with me. >> reporter: to replace secretary geithner at treasury, white house chief of staff jack lew is thought to have the
and president obama faces difficult decisions ahead of him. top priority -- replacing two cabinet secretaries running for the doors. secretary of the treasury tim geithner, and secretary of state hillary clinton. a clear front-runner is emerging to replace hillary clinton. >> let me tell you about susan rice. she has done exemplary work. >> reporter: susan rice has the inside track though john kerry remains a viable candidate. >> based on the information we have at present is...
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they were unveiled yesterday by first lady michelle obama. they included a massive gingerbread replica of the white house. >> that's gorgeous. >> complete, with an oversized version of bo. and bo is a recuring theme this year. there's also a massive life-sized replica of bo, with a string of lights hanging out of his mouth. i don't know if that's indicative of bo's personality. and there were 40 bo-flake ornaments all over the white house, hidden. i guess we don't have pictures of them. but trust me. they're adorable. and the first dog himself made an appearance at the festivities and quickly, became, of course, the center of attention. it is officially holiday time, once we see those decorations. >>> finally, everybody, more good news. seattle's woodland park zoo has its own holiday miracle. four newborn baby lion cubs. twice as nice because the typical litter is two cubs. the 3-week-olds just passed their first medical exams with flying colors. and there's two girls and two boys. not named yet. and we can't visit just yet. they're too littl
they were unveiled yesterday by first lady michelle obama. they included a massive gingerbread replica of the white house. >> that's gorgeous. >> complete, with an oversized version of bo. and bo is a recuring theme this year. there's also a massive life-sized replica of bo, with a string of lights hanging out of his mouth. i don't know if that's indicative of bo's personality. and there were 40 bo-flake ornaments all over the white house, hidden. i guess we don't have pictures of...
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president obama ended up edging out mitt romney by about 74,000 votes out of more than 8 million cast. florida's governor says his state will see what it can do to improve the voting process there in florida. many people waited as long as seven hours to cast their ballots. >>> and power is finally coming back for thousands of people in new jersey still in the dark since superstorm sandy. miss utility customers who lost power in the state should have service restored by today. 98% of homes and businesses in new york city and westchester county also have their lights back on but progress is much slower on long island where hundreds of angry residents protested outside the power company's offices saturday. that was on saturday. most customers there on long island will have service restored, they say, by tuesday. >>> and actors justin timberlake and jessica biel were among the volunteers helping clean up storm-ravaged rockaway, queens. according to "us" magazine, they were handing out food to victims, victims who live there and were hard hit by that storm. >>> the country's largest four-y
president obama ended up edging out mitt romney by about 74,000 votes out of more than 8 million cast. florida's governor says his state will see what it can do to improve the voting process there in florida. many people waited as long as seven hours to cast their ballots. >>> and power is finally coming back for thousands of people in new jersey still in the dark since superstorm sandy. miss utility customers who lost power in the state should have service restored by today. 98% of...
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first lady michelle obama and daughters, malia and sasha, received the christmas tree on friday, which arrived on a horse-drawn charge. it's from a farm in north carolina and will be displayed in the blue room. they have a head start on me. i'm notorious for putting up a tree on december 23rd. >> ours is december 26th. >> it stays up until like march. >> nice to see bo in that shot, too. did you see bo, the dog? >> just like the girls, he's huge. >> he's grown. >> alex, thank you. >>> the smoke is now clearing from the black friday fireworks which started earlier than ever, on thanksgiving night. millions of americans hit the malls in a mad dash to get their hands on hot holiday deals at rock-bottom prices. and abc's john schriffen found himself in the middle of the mayhem and joins us from kmart in new york city. i saw you tweeted, what a difference a day makes. >> reporter: it is so different here. i feel like i can come out of hiding right now because things have certainly calmed down. at least here at this kmart. now, the past two days, everything you can imagine has been flying of
first lady michelle obama and daughters, malia and sasha, received the christmas tree on friday, which arrived on a horse-drawn charge. it's from a farm in north carolina and will be displayed in the blue room. they have a head start on me. i'm notorious for putting up a tree on december 23rd. >> ours is december 26th. >> it stays up until like march. >> nice to see bo in that shot, too. did you see bo, the dog? >> just like the girls, he's huge. >> he's grown....
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no final decision from president obama. the front-runner is susan rice, the u.n. ambassador. and she ran into a buzzsaw yesterday on capitol hill, when she met with republican senators critical of her nomination. take a look. >> the concerns i have today are greater than they were before. and we're not even close to getting the basic answers. >> i want to say that i'm more troubled today. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers. >> abc's jonathan karl is covering all this from washington. jon, on sunday, it looked like some of the senators, graham and mccain, had softened their opposition. but not after the meeting yesterday. what went wrong in that room? >> reporter: once again, they clashed over what rice said about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. in the days after the attack. sources in the meeting said that rice started off by acknowledging that some of what she said was not true. but she presented evidence that that came directly from the cia, everything that she said. the senators responded by accusing both her and the cia of shading
no final decision from president obama. the front-runner is susan rice, the u.n. ambassador. and she ran into a buzzsaw yesterday on capitol hill, when she met with republican senators critical of her nomination. take a look. >> the concerns i have today are greater than they were before. and we're not even close to getting the basic answers. >> i want to say that i'm more troubled today. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers. >> abc's jonathan karl is...
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she pleaded for help from president obama on "extra." >> i'm going to call obama and say, look. can you help us? there's no laws that protect our children. >> reporter: for his part, aubry has fought the move by berry to relocate. yet, he, too, has had his run-ins with paparazzi. throwing water at photographers wednesday night, as he took his daughter out on the town. late thursday, a judge issued an emergency room protective order against the male model, issuing him to stay away from berry, their daughter and martinez. aubry will be back in court december 3rd. won't be able to see his daughter ahead of that pym. martinez making a citizen arrest. >> these custody battles can get so linsey. >>> we're going to turn to "the price is right." a former model awarded $8.5 million after a jury found she was fired for being pregnant. she sued the producers for wrongful termination. and she wasn't allowed to return back to work after maternity leave. and nick watt has the story. >> thanks, brandi. >> reporter: brandi cochran was born to work on this show. >> i watched "the price is right.
she pleaded for help from president obama on "extra." >> i'm going to call obama and say, look. can you help us? there's no laws that protect our children. >> reporter: for his part, aubry has fought the move by berry to relocate. yet, he, too, has had his run-ins with paparazzi. throwing water at photographers wednesday night, as he took his daughter out on the town. late thursday, a judge issued an emergency room protective order against the male model, issuing him to...
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some are demanding to know why the obama administration initially called the attack a spontaneous issue. they've agreed not to ask questions today about the scandal that forced general petraeus to resign. >>> federal invest garrets arriving in midland, texas, hoping to figure out why a veterans parade crossed on to railroad tracks last night just as the freight train was speeding through. four people were killed in the crash, more than a dozen were hurt. many victims on the float were in wheelchairs and couldn't escape the impact. railroad officials say the crossing gates and lights were working. >>> problems at the post office are getting worse. the postal service reports it lost $15.9 billion this year. three-times what it lost last year. >>> and some troubling news this morning about a rise in carbon monoxide poisoning in hotels. "usa today" reports that in the last three years, eight people have died. at least 170 others have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, after their hotel stays. experts are pushing for hotels to install carbon monoxide detectors in every room. >>> now
some are demanding to know why the obama administration initially called the attack a spontaneous issue. they've agreed not to ask questions today about the scandal that forced general petraeus to resign. >>> federal invest garrets arriving in midland, texas, hoping to figure out why a veterans parade crossed on to railroad tracks last night just as the freight train was speeding through. four people were killed in the crash, more than a dozen were hurt. many victims on the float were...
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president obama has his first face-to-face meeting with congressional leaders over the fiscal cliff set to hit january 1st. let's go to abc's jonathan karl for more on that. >> reporter: there's not much time left. as one senior white house official told me, this has to be a real start to this meeting. there's no time for photo opes or show meetings. i'm told the president is going to kick things off with a public statement, reiterating his firm position that tax rates on the wealthiest 2% must go up. he will not waiver on that, even as he wants to cut taxes or extend tax cuts for everybody else. that would appear to put him on a collision course with republicans who said raising tax rates on anybody is unacceptable. so, george, potential collision course. but i've got to tell you, both sides are saying they believe something can and must be worked out. >> but to be clear, working things out, the bottom line is wealthier are going to pay more one way or the other. >> reporter: that's absolutely the case. even republicans at this point concede that the wealthy has to pay more taxes. they
president obama has his first face-to-face meeting with congressional leaders over the fiscal cliff set to hit january 1st. let's go to abc's jonathan karl for more on that. >> reporter: there's not much time left. as one senior white house official told me, this has to be a real start to this meeting. there's no time for photo opes or show meetings. i'm told the president is going to kick things off with a public statement, reiterating his firm position that tax rates on the wealthiest...